A state investigation has concluded that the correctional facility in Red Wing violated four correctional standards in the lead up to the death of a juvenile last fall.

The violations, revealed in a Corrections Department report earlier this year by the department's inspector general's office, included failing to properly conduct well-being checks the night the juvenile was found unresponsive.

The report also states that the facility did not seek permission from a parent or guardian before administering an unspecified medication to the inmate.

The 16-year-old was found dead on Oct. 19. The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death a suicide.

According to the investigation:

In the overnight hours leading up to the death, staff were documented on camera conducting well-being checks lasting about 1 second each.

While the checks were completed within the required 30-minute timeframes, the report concluded that the brevity of the visits would not have allowed "a reasonable person to ensure the safety and well-being of residents."

State policy requires juvenile security staff to look for any unusual movement, ensure breathing and see the person's skin during well-being checks.

In addition, the investigation found that the day before the death, the facility failed to document the whereabouts of the juvenile for an hour between about 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

The facility was also found to be in violation of a state statute requiring background checks on any facility serving children or youth.

The inspector general's office said a staff member who was on duty at the time of the death had failed to cooperate with background requirements. The facility had been notified more than a year earlier that the staff member needed to be removed from his position immediately.

The Red Wing detention center has since taken corrective actions in response to the death review, including retraining staff on the requirements of conducting well-being checks. Since January, all but one staff member have received the training, a department spokesperson said.

"Since the Red Wing death review, the assigned inspector has been monitoring all aspects the of compliance with the correction order," said Shannon Loehrke, the department's communications director.

Built in 1889, the Red Wing correctional facility is licensed to hold up to 88 juvenile offenders from across the state.